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The British Government md the
Canadian GsaclGSc.

OTTAWA, ONT, July The action OF the impe-
nal house OF commons on the China mail contract
has caused very little disappointment here. the
imperial government has promised ample pecuni-
airy support to the Canadian Pacific route. and q
proportionate amount Will be voted 10y the Domin.
ION government
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The City Postmastership.
THE PRESIDENT LIKELY TO TAKE ACTION AT 4


THE PRESIDENT LIKELY TO TAKE ACTION AT AN
EARLY DAY.
The President has not yet called for the papers
in connection with the Office Of postmaster Of the
District and has not offered the position to any
body. This is all that can be learned about the
matter at the White House. 1t Is intimated, how
ever that the President is likely to take action in
the case at an early day, having some time ago
given expression to the intention Of looking
into 1t shortly after the 1st OF July. The list OF
applicants for the position includes the names Of
X: W. FenWick, John Pope Hodnett, Robert Ball,
Chas. Culver, Jas. f. Brown, VIM. Dickson, Chas.
sutherland, Jno. j. Enright and B. F. Lovejoy.
Some OF the applications have been on file since
shortly after the President assumed Office. A
number OF other persons are being pushed for the
position, among whom it is understood are j. p.
W1iett, +. G. Davis, Lawrence Gardner, n. D. Lar
ner, I. j. Luttrell, Barney Swartz and w. NJ. Gait.
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SUITs AGAINST THE DTsTRICT.-TO-day MessrA
Btrney Btrney filed suits for the annulmeni OF
assessment and lien certificates for special tm-
provements against the District or Columbia, in
the names Of Jas. Fraser, Nicholson ct al, Wind.
sor Z Ford, and Chas. b. Chappell
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pox were reported In New

Two cases OF smallpox were reported In New
York yesterday.
The trustees Of the Volunteer Soldiers National
MIA in september to locate q site for the next
home to be established according to an act OF Con-
gTe4S.
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Damaged nv prou,h aud Chiuch Bugs.

1T. PAUL july 4-->glnt very gloomy reports are
coming from southern Minnesota about damage TO
CrupS OF all kinds 10y drouth and chinrh bugs. The
wheat crop Il badly injured In spots. aud while
the general crop or the state viii be fully up 10
the average, individual loss In Mower. Fillmore,
Rice, and RvnViile counties Will he heavy. Chlnch
bugs are destroying the corn In most places aud
that crop VIII be shortened considerably. In ths
central and northern portions uf The ate the
crops are all right Crops IN Dakota are doing
xHrpf1..t D
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The PACIFIC RAILROAD CoNxITTEE.-The Pacific
Railroad Investigating Committee held q public
session In Leayenworth, KAN, yesterday, at which
they examined shaw =, Nicely, mayor Of Leayen-
worth; Alex. Caldwell, president and II. An0
Moore. secretary, VI the board OF trade.
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MONTREAL, July 7.-Canadian cholera is more
prevalent here this season than for many years
past. Children are dying from cholera inIantum
at an alarming rate
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A CHKsAPEAKE AND OHIO TRAIN DIrCHED.-Th3
West-bound fast express on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad was dftched yesterday at Leon Sta
uon, 30 miles east OF Lexington, KY, all the cars
going on slight embankment except the sleeper.
Conductor Ragland. the engineer, and six passen-
gers are reported injured the rst two quite ser1-
OuSlv
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Washington News and Gossip,

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue, s.,3S, All; customs, 5000, $40
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An Acting superintendent.

ASSISTANT ENGINEER TOBIN APPOINTED AS TEMPO
RARY SUCCESSOR OF CHIEF ENGINEER SNYDER.
Upon the recommendation Of the Secretaries of
State and War the President to-day appointed
Passed Assistant Engineer John A. Tobin to be
acting superintendent Of the State, War and Navy
Department building, vice Chief Engineer
Henry Lee Snyder deceased. Mr.. Tobin had been
the assistant superintendent for more than a year.
odays a appointment en- Is 3nly temporary IN order
affairs OF the Office. Chief Engineer Hine is the
only applicant for the Office. A permanent ap-
pointment will not be made during the absence OF
Secretary whitney.
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YESTERDAYS RACEs-The winners OF the races
at Monmouth Park yesterday were Eolian, Prince
Royal, Kingdom, Himalaya, Queen OF Hearts, and
Blue Day. AT Chicago Jacobin, Miss Motley,
Emperor OF Norfolk, Wahoo, Sour Mash, Little
M1nch. and Matte D.
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GEN. EARLY THINKS GEN. RossER DEkESTED.-
Gen. Early adds another short chapter 10 the
Rosser incident by letter TO a Lynchburg
Va.) paper lie denies that Rosser ever called
him liar TO his face and says he thinks kosser
is demented.
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those WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum-
mer can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length OF time, and the address changed as often
as desired The subscription must be invariably
paid in advance
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
. OFFICE METRoPoLITAN RAILROAD

OFFICE METROPOLITAN RAILROAD
~ COMPANY,
WAsHrSGToN Jnne 80, 1887.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of
the Stockholders for the election Of Seven Directors
of this Company, will be held at this office on WE'D
NESDAY, July 13. The polls will be open from to
O'Clock pm. GEORGE w. PEARSON. Pres
WM. j. WILSON, Sec je:'0-jy2.57.9.1 1&12s
/ HAVE THIS DAY FORMED A CO.
~ partnership with DIR. Gustavus Il. Brown.
who has had extensive experience i'll fine and artistic
dentistry. recomme nd him a Thoroughly scien-
tc practitioner and expert in his speciates-god
filings. CROWNS and brIdxework." :. B. MUNCASTER
ID. ID. S.. VI. D.. 14OJ y. \. ave. NV. ie:,3- 3m.
WOOD MANTELS,
49, SLATE MANTEtS AND TILES
ROCKIES,
jel1-1m' 497 C street northwest
LIME LINE
- JOHNSTON L LIBBEY,
Successors to Cartwright Johnstonl
MANUFACTURERS OF LIME
ap2O-3m kilns and Office: 1O3o 29th ST. NV.
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Appointed by the President.
The President to-day appointed d. NJ White. OF
New Hampshire to be consul at Sherbrooke.
quebec. 0'
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Ferdinand or independence!

THH BULGARIAN SOBRAHGk kBPORTED 10 BIZ READY
TO ABROGATE TIE BERLIN TREATY.
T1RNovA, July lit is reported that Prince Fer
dinand OF SaXeCOburg 0Otha will be elected prince
OF Bulgaria and that II the powers refuse to recog
nize his election the sObranje intend 10 abrogate
article OF the Berlin treaty and proclaim the In
dependence OF the country.
Later-Prfnce Ferdinand OF Saxe-Coburg- -Gotha
was to-day elected prince OF Bulgaria by the So
orange. The announcement was received with
great enthusiasm.
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THE WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY.-Thirty-f four
applications for election to the Washington Light
Infantry corps were considered at q meeting last
night, resulting in the election OF twenty-eight
new members. Seven members resigned and about
| the same number were dropped for failure to at
tend drills, non payment OF dues, &C.
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WM. X. FOWLERS FUSERAI--1he funeral OF VIM.
r. Fowler, an old resident OF this place. who died
Sunday, took place yesterday afternoon. The de-
ceased was member Of Mechanics Lodge OF odd
Fellows, which organization attended In "A body.
Rev. w. III. Chapman. Of Dunbarton street NJ. T.
church, and Rev. Dr. j. :. Lindsay. OF ~. Johns
r. Il. church o1iciated. The remains were Inferred
at Oak Hill cemetery.
NOTES.-The steamer Mary Washington left the
New York steamship wharf this morning with a
crowd OF eNcursiOnsts for River View, II being the
sixth annual excursion OF the Young Mems Catho-
lie Union, OF this place.-Mr. and Mrs. +. II.
waters LETT yesterday morning for Silver CITY, y.
NJ, their future home-The mother OF Nathan
Bell, young colored boy, requested the arrest of
her son, saying that ne was incor1gibe. He has
nye fingers and a thumb on each hand and six
toes Oh each foot.
colored, was before the Police Court to-day
charged with stealing halter belonging 10 Fowler
q Cruit. He pleaded guilty, and was given thirty
days In Jail. He was also charged with stealing
halter belonging 10 JOS Blundon, and he was
given sixty days additional.
GRAIN RECEIPTs-,Canal boat Wheatley Bros
arrived yesterday with 900 bushels OF corn and
800 bushels OF wheat for j. c. and j. W. Waters
GOLD WATCH SToLEN.-JOhn s. Blackford, No.
3l21 Nj street. reports stolen from his store since
the Ist instant gold watch.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OP WATER AT z A.
M.-ireat Falls, temperature, 81: condition, 30;
receiving reservoir, temperature, ~ condition at
north connection, Ia; condition at south connec-
ton, SO; distributing reservoir, temperature, -;
condition at iniiuent gate house. 49, condition at
effiuent gate house, s6 High tide In the river to-
day at 9:l9 a IN. low tide at 9:59 pm.
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FIRED Two SHOTS AT HIM.-William Dabney, a
colOred boy, was before the Police Court to-day
charged with assault1ng white boy named Allen
McCloud. 1t was shown that the boy fired two
shots at McClOud yesterday on Grant avenue, in
the County, and officer Rhodes arrested him. He
was sentenced to two months in 1aI.
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IRVING A. TALBOTT's FUNERAL-The funeral of
Irving A. TalbOtU the secretary OF the Real Estate
Title Insurance CO., took place this morning from
his late residence, 1412 9th street. and was largely
company's ONCE were present, and q committee
Messrs. Cridler, Hoover, and Flemlng-accOmpa-
MED the remains to LOudOn Park Cemetery near
II. Greene, Of Calvary Baptist church, who de-
livered an appropriate address, paying graceful
tribute TO the memory OF the deceased. A number
OF handsome floral tributes were placed on the
bier, and the remains, accompanied by the 1mme-
d1ate friends and the committee above named left
on the 2O5 train for Baltimore, where the inter-
ment took place.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
- NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

~ NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
ni In is5S s59 Walter w. Burdette the py
bis store. which continued for five years, under the
on m the was ae ss
Dy mutual consent and settled up, the said Oliver p
dette.
The business % has been sontnueS from 1879 to the
as W Burdette \ Coz" although since the SAID dis
to all asanst nas We Bee
m al once be presented for payment and to whom
at the earliest possible time as the said W. W. Burdete
,y7.sns,tu1m %AFTHE Sl1TEE p " bBEBRFTE BEBRFFEE'
WEBSTER K. OF P. LODGE. SPECIAL
arrsnIemens for the fnneraI Of or Deceased Brober
1t BY Order of j. W. HARPER, c. c.
R~ WANTED TO EXCHANGE A DESIRABLE
EIS Building Lot for u Dwelling House of seven
or eight rooms west of 9th and south tn Of 2 st nv
jyT3t The Sun Building.
R--+s WASHINGTON. D.. c., JULY &. 1851
goods At NV 4o TO s al for s5 hfynf
close business within 30 days: Mrs l.: SCHLAICH
Ith and Sth SITS. NV. jy6-3t'
- $1,000 to start i'll Washington profitable
Of investor Highest references furnished
Address Box 11S, Philadelphia Pa jy6-"t
q .1. BRICkLAYERs DESIRING TO GET
II HRE At ESSs shs aE Sn f6HT T6H Sr and
jy6-2t' THOS. +. DOYLE Fin. Sec.
o., SPECIAL MEETING OF POTOMAC
- LODGE No. D, F. A. A NJ, will be held
THURSDAY 9TH instant, s O'Clock p. M Members of
Sister Lodges fraternally invited. By order W. NJ
JyO-2t {. +. SHEkEIL, Secretary
-P THE GRAPHOPHONE.
The holders of Allotment Certificates issued by
MeSss Clephane, White, and Devine hereby mott
ned that they exchange the for full paid
certificates of stock of the american GraphOpnone
Company upon presentation of the same duly filled
up and endorsed at the office of the Company, Room
10, Glover Building.
- JAS. H. SAVILLE Trustee
AUSTIN HERR, Secretary American Graphophone
90 jy6-3t
k-rSWASHINGTON GAS STOCK IN LARGE OR
go small quantities bought and sold, and bond
privileges adjusted.
jyJ-1Ot LEWIS JOHNSON 4 co
TRY THE ANTIPHONE OR EAR
stopper; 1t gives quiet for students and in
yallds, and those disturbed by street noises Can be
seen and explained at 10I7 10th st. NV and for sale
at FlSCHER'S, opposite Patent Office; Mrs. ROSS
43l 9th st. NV. and CISSEL'S and MAJORS Drug
STORES. jy5-6t
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Engineer E. T. War
burton ordered to examination for promotion
Lieut.. Theodore Porter detached from the Naval
Academy and ordered to the Osspee. Lieut.. Geo.
4. CalhOun, detached from the New York navy
yard and ordered to the Atlanta
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AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Assistant Secretary Porter, with Representative
elect Phelan, OF Tennessee; ex-senator Grover OF
dell, OF Illinois,
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GOT AWAY WITH THE REvOLvER.-Jno. ". Sulli-
van was before the Police Court to-day, charged
with stealing revolver belonging to Richard Rob-
inson, colored, who lives at 9th and @ streets.
protection, but being afraid that it might 1n1ure
some OF the children he started out yesterday
handed 1t to him for inspection, when some person
called him aside. Then another man attracted his
attention, and the defendant got away with the
revolver. The defendant said he had been drink
ing and knew nothing about the revolver. The
court ordered restitution in the sum OF s. stand
committed 80 days.
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Books are now open for shares.
subscription and payments can be made the Office
the explaining the object the Associa-
ton, lts advantages Sc will be furnished upon app
Engsne k S SCsrnsi, arm President, 4s6 Louisiana ave-.
august PETERSON. Trustee, LeDroit Building.
VIM John Miller, Treasurer, 4S6 Louisiana ave-
Hon. j. A. Swope. Trustee, PA st. s.e
WALTER II. ACKER, Secretary.
Office hours: a. m. to D. m. ap3O-3m
KNS 'Ao. W. ConsoH. ,Jxo; w MAcAaTNrx
CORSON MCCARTNEY.
GLOVER BUILDING 1410 ST. NV,
bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds
Deposits. Exchange Loans Collections
Railroad Stocks and BOnds and all securities listed
on the Exchanges Of New York, Philadelphia Boston
and Baltimore bought and sold
speciality made Of Investment Securities District
Bonds and a LEGAL Railroad Gas. Insurance aud Tele
American Bell Telephone Stock boughtan sold au7
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he DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD.-The President
to-day issued the commissions to the staff officers
OF the District National Guard, as named in Tues
days STAR. All the staff officers will have the
rank or major except the two aides-de-camp, who
will have the rank OF captain.
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THE FEMALE PocKETBooK- -SNATCHER CONVICTED.
In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, this
morning, Ella Green, colOied girl was tried for
book OF Mrs. Margaret Lynch, on June Is, at the
| corner OF Massachusetts avenue and "a street
noLtnwest. r t. MIS-. Lyncn was auite positlse that
positive OF her tnnOcense. The jury found a YER
dict Of guilty.
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evening.
The Thistle won another victory yesterday over
the Irex.
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A YOUTHFUL THIEF SENT TO THE REFORM scr

YOUTHFUL THIEF SENT TO THE reform SCHOOL
A small cOlored boy, named Robt. Burnett who
gave his age as ten years, but who looked much
younger, was in the Police Court to-day charged
with stealing watch worth S. from Jennie Cald-
WELL cOlOred woman, who lives on Cation avenue
He was convicted on a confession made to Officer
Reed that he took the watch and sold it for 15
cents. The Off1cer stated that the boys mother
wanted him sent to the Reform School, but his
mother did notjappear. The boy was sentenced to
theRefOrm School during minority.
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ANOTHER CASE FOR THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Rev. w. A. Sinclair and wife, colored, re-
Gently elected from a first-class coach on the
Western and Atlantic Railroad, at Chattanooga,
and forced To ride In the Jim crow He VIII
complain TO the Interstate Commission and sue
for damages.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-12
Was Ht M ur0or2
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Jos II ro0rdor7

Was IL mUrueI!
A group of officers stood in an Atlanta
bool.,ora ona .nltrv afternoon in ,sixtv-
g AZ. .xao,,t;o 80 ho..h IS
iour' discussing ths eAecutioh Vi oatch ol
deserters. 1t was just before the siege.
Sherman was on the other side of the Chatta-
boobee .nl as the of6csrs t.lked tbs snl,an
Loe.N e - - - 80 oys-- 49,. 80 49,. $50
oooln VI eahhon o'oiY no" anu 'nen ihtef-
rupted their conversation.
But was it murder2
Tbi. ouestion was upperrost in INV mind
1:.4aaa t,ouor st-ia1, - A.. .,;--.
1sn, .ro,n5 NJ T. had h.en ~ r.aarha9 aan
~ =. ~ S.s.-+sr. 10 I'd han L. A.
hn ~ .n voutb of .i-te.n BLU Gil
.M esI. 80. -, e. ~. 80. >, ;a st.
o.,toiu 0i '''0
tsOb ;+,a oil rioht ), ohssrvad tb. po.i,r
Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-12
The Last ofan Old Race.

In the family vault in the quaint old par
ish church of Prees, Shropshire, were yester-
day, Dec. l, inferred the remains of Mr..
Thomas Hugh Sandford of Sandford; the last
representative of the long line who have held
the Manor of Sandford uninterruptedly since
the Conquest.
The founder of the family, Thomas de
Sandford, came over with the Norman King,
by whom the manor was granted in 1910.
One of the Sandfords, Sir Thomas, fought at
CresRy in 1916, and his services acknowl-
edged by letters patent under seal of Edwar
the Third. Another Sandford, Sir Richard,
was body guard of Henry the Fourth at the
battle of Shrewsbury.
Mr.. Thomas Hugh Sandford, buried yes
terday, was born in 1920, and WAS twice
married, but had no male issue. In accord
ance with his last request the funeral was
peculiarly simple, the coffin, covered with
the blue ensign of the fleet, being borne to
the church, two miles off, On the parish hand
hearse. Among those present were Lord Com
bermere, Sir Francis Sandford, Lady Sand
ford, Sir w. 81. Honyman, and Mr.. A. P.
Haywood Lonsdale. Lord Hill and many
o+baru can't hos f11
Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-12
that the industrial capital in the South was
nearly doubled in one year.

The result of the libel suit brought by
| William Black, the famous novelist. against
an English magazine is of interest to many
in this country. The magazine said of him:
<'He twice married an heiress, and has made
large fortune from his works, but he is re-
ported to be very Close and his poor rela-
tions in Scotland he affects to ignore. Lately
an appeal was made to him to assist an aunt
who had done much for him when he was
young. She had a small income OF her own,
and only needed two shillings and sixpence
week to keep her out of the poorhouse, but
Mr.. Black would not pay it. Everyone has
his or her weakness, and close-istedness,
even to meanness, is Mr.. Blacks" Mr..
Black proved in the course of the trial that
his first wife was portionless, that his present
wife had only e3, 900, which would come to
her on the death of her father, and that he
never had an aunt. This was considered
enough and the verdict was against the de-
fendant.
Among the interesting matters before the
Massachusetts legislature are three petitions
respecting the long talked of ship canal from
Barnstable Bay to Buzzards Bay. The COM
pany which is now at work upon the enter
prise is the Cape Cod Ship Canal company,
whose charter expires June 26, 1887, and
which now petitions through its president,
William A. Clark, jr., for three years ex-
tension of charter. But Gerard G. Tobey
and others ask for an act of incorporation as
the Massachusetts Ship Canal company, to
construct a canal at the same point; and
Alfred D. Fox and others also ask for the
right to build the proposed canal. The Bos-
ton Advertiser says concerning this natter
Some difficulty may be encountered in de-
termininy the exact merits of these respec-
tive petitions, though the Cape Cod com
pany, being already ON the ground, and hay
ing dug full mile of the seven across the
marrow neck of land" necessary to connect
the tive bays, would seem to be entitled to
the first consideration. This company is
alleged to have expended more than three
quarters of million dollars already, and the
cost of the enterprise will be above S7,000,
900. As the canal will save 80 miles of sea
travel and also enable vessels to avoid one of
the most dangerous parts of the American
coast, besides being an important auxiliary
of maritime defences in of war, it is
desirable that the commonwealth should en-
courage its construction. The legislature
will consequently be compelled to determine
which petition is calculated to promote the
desired end